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THE TRIAL OF THE TROLLEY.

THE FIRST ELECTRIC CAR TO LINCOLN PARK.

It Makes a Satisfactory Trial Trip and Is Warmly Welcomed Along the Entire Line

A Promise of Quick Time.

A new civilization dawned in South Lincoln last evening. No greater, perhaps, was the curiosity excited among the native denizens of these primitive wilds when the first prairie schooner, the pioneer "flyer," hove into view on the soil of Nebraska, than was that excited by the first trip of an electric motor over the Tenth street line of the Lincoln Street railway to Lincoln park last evening. It was a little before 8 o'clock when the car came catering north on Ninth street from the new power house with a clanging of belts and gleaming headlight and interior electric lights, while lightning flashed from the grinding wheels and the singing trolley. At O street it skipped across to Tenth and started southward at a right merry gait. Within the car was Mr.and Mrs. F. W. Little, Superintendent Upham, a number of friends of these parties, about a dozen other employes of the company and a member of THE JOURNAL staff. As the brilliant innovation progressed southward crowds of cheering people watched it with pleasure and satisfaction depicted in their features. Right merrily it sung its greetings song as it sailed down Tenth street and finally turned westward towards distant Lincoln park. People stood in the open doors of their houses and in gateways as it flew cautiously along its maiden trip, waving hats and handkerchief, and children flew in the very road to welcome this useful, beautiful and wonderful contrivance for the comfort and convenience of man. All across the bottoms on the trip west to the park old men and young, women, children and dogs were out in the road to salute the unchanging visitor. The tracks, from disuse, were covered with clods of mud here and there , some of the conveniences for operating the switches were not in place anti an occasion stop was necessary to accustom the plodding street car horses met on the trip to proximity with their tireless successor, but with as the delays to was but 8 o'clock when the return trip from the park was begun. The return was a repetition of the outward trip except that the crowds were increased. The corner pf Tenth and P streets was reached just fifteen minutes out from the bark, in spite of the cautions speed maintained and the numerous stops.

It is not expected that the Tenth street line will be put into immediate electric service, although trips will be made occasionally for the training of the men in the details of managing the motors. It is promised, however, that the electric system will carry traffic to the park next Sunday, and the pretty and comfortable cars will doubtless be taxed to their utmost capacity.

THE TRIAL OF THE TROLLEY.

THE FIRST ELECTRIC CAR TO LINCOLN PARK.

It Makes a Satisfactory Trial Trip and Is Warmly Welcomed Along the Entire Line

A Promise of Quick Time.

A new civilization dawned in South Lincoln last evening. No greater, perhaps, was the curiosity excited among the native denizens of these primitive wilds when the first prairie schooner, the pioneer "flyer," hove into view on the soil of Nebraska, than was that excited by the first trip of an electric motor over the Tenth street line of the Lincoln Street railway to Lincoln park last evening. It was a little before 8 o'clock when the car came catering north on Ninth street from the new power house with a clanging of belts and gleaming headlight and interior electric lights, while lightning flashed from the grinding wheels and the singing trolley. At O street it skipped across to Tenth and started southward at a right merry gait. Within the car was Mr.and Mrs. F. W. Little, Superintendent Upham, a number of friends of these parties, about a dozen other employes of the company and a member of THE JOURNAL staff. As the brilliant innovation progressed southward crowds of cheering people watched it with pleasure and satisfaction depicted in their features. Right merrily it sung its greetings song as it sailed down Tenth street and finally turned westward towards distant Lincoln park. People stood in the open doors of their houses and in gateways as it flew cautiously along its maiden trip, waving hats and handkerchief, and children flew in the very road to welcome this useful, beautiful and wonderful contrivance for the comfort and convenience of man. All across the bottoms on the trip west to the park old men and young, women, children and dogs were out in the road to salute the unchanging visitor. The tracks, from disuse, were covered with clods of mud here and there , some of the conveniences for operating the switches were not in place anti an occasion stop was necessary to accustom the plodding street car horses met on the trip to proximity with their tireless successor, but with as the delays to was but 8 o'clock when the return trip from the park was begun. The return was a repetition of the outward trip except that the crowds were increased. The corner pf Tenth and P streets was reached just fifteen minutes out from the bark, in spite of the cautions speed maintained and the numerous stops.

It is not expected that the Tenth street line will be put into immediate electric service, although trips will be made occasionally for the training of the men in the details of managing the motors. It is promised, however, that the electric system will carry traffic to the park next Sunday, and the pretty and comfortable cars will doubtless be taxed to their utmost capacity.